Calls for Submissions Closing in December 2026
Calls for Submissions with application deadlines in December 2026, sorted by what closes soonest. Deadlines, awards, and entry fees shown on every listing — closed listings drop off automatically.
22 open right now
Open reading periods for finished workPoetry, fiction, flash, and creative nonfictionPayment details listed where the magazine states them
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- Submission Call · WritingSubmit a TRANSLATION FOLIO in POETRYDeadline December 1, 2026$150Fee: $3.00
- Submission Call · WritingSubmit Short Fiction, Essays, and PoetryDeadline December 1, 2026Fee: $3.00
- Submission Call · WritingSubmit POETRYDeadline December 1, 2026$30Fee: $3.00
- Submission Call · ArtsRF Visual Art: Submit Year-RoundDeadline December 1, 2026Fee: $40.00
- Submission Call · WritingSubmit FICTIONDeadline December 1, 2026$30Fee: $3.00
- Submission Call · Writingorganization hidden — members only Issue 10: FictionDeadline December 15, 2026$5
- Submission Call · WritingFree Poetry Submissions for Black WritersDeadline December 15, 2026$100
- Submission Call · WritingFree Fiction Submissions for Black WritersDeadline December 15, 2026$100
- Submission Call · WritingFree Flash Fiction Submissions for Black WritersDeadline December 15, 2026$100
- Submission Call · WritingCreative Nonfiction 2026-27Deadline December 15, 2026
- Submission Call · WritingFiction 2026-27Deadline December 15, 2026
- Submission Call · WritingPoetry 2026-27Deadline December 15, 2026
- Submission Call · WritingFlash FictionDeadline December 25, 2026
- Submission Call · WritingFictionDeadline December 25, 2026
- Submission Call · WritingPoetryDeadline December 25, 2026
- Submission Call · WritingSubmit Speculative Flash Fiction — New Jersey Fantastic AnthologyDeadline December 31, 2026$5
- Submission Call · WritingSubmit Essays, Creative Nonfiction and Interviews — December Reading PeriodDeadline December 31, 2026
- Submission Call · WritingTHE PADDOCK REVIEWDeadline December 31, 2026Fee: $2.00
- Submission CallTranslation (no fee submission)Deadline December 31, 2026$20
- Submission Call · WritingSubmit Fiction, Poetry, and Creative NonfictionDeadline December 31, 2026$250
- Submission Call · WritingSubmit Fiction, Poetry, and Nonfiction — General Reading PeriodDeadline December 31, 2026$40Fee: $3
- Submission Call · WritingCall for SubmissionsDeadline December 31, 2026$100